This is the P H P list not the S Q L list. I mean really, your question isn't even worded as a PHP question. Maybe if you add a few echos or a variable here and there someone here might let it pass. But just asking a plain old SQL question is not the purpose of the P H P list. Cheers, Rob. On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 00:50, Jackson Linux wrote: > Hi, all, > I have three tables; 'cv', the main table, 'jobcat', a definition table > and 'cvjobcats', an intersection table (for more detail see PS below). > > I'd like to join this all together to be able to make a headline > consisting of the plain English description of the job category > followed by all rows within cv which contain a reference to that job > category > > I can follow this only to a point and that is where I ask for the > List's help - does this even resemble the beginnings of what I want to > accomplish? I've tried to comment as I go for my own sanity > > > //Select columns from 'cv', whose 'category' references numbers > //Select 'category' from 'jobcat' to translate the numbers to English > > "SELECT cv.cv_id, > cv.category, > dates, > cv.job_title, > cv.company, > cv.job, > jobcat.category > > FROM cv > LEFT JOIN cvjobcats > ON cvjobcats.cv=cv.cv_id //Let tables cv and jobcat understand each > other. > > //This next bit I'm confused about > LEFT JOIN jobcat > ON jobcat.jobcat_id=cvjobcats.jobcat > WHERE > cvjobcats.jobcat='4'"; > > > Great. I'm now lost. Can anyone advise? > > Thanks in advance, > > > PS: > <far too much information> > cv contains columns including an primary key ('cv_id') and a column > called 'category' which refers to job categories by number. > > jobcat contains two fields: a primary key (jobcat_id) and a plain > english description > > cvjobcat contains two key columns: 'cv_id' and 'jobcat_id'. > </far too much information> -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php